The Magic of Travel
One of the great things about travelling with Z is the pleasure he takes in the different means of going from A to B. From...
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Unexpected Pleasures
Travelling with children, the best days sometimes come out of absolutely nowhere, and from the lowest expectations. And on our first day in Luang Prabang,...
The Mysteries of Maths…
“Home” schooling this week has been, I think, quite successful. Z has produced a gorgeous picture of a Mekong sunset, and a piece of descriptive...
Swimming Lessons
When it comes to swimming, the Mekong (at least in the dry season), is the don. And the swimming off Don Det, in Si Phan...
Messing About in Boats — Part 3
We’d clearly got lucky with our choice of stopping places the day before, because my firm belief that hardly any village in Laos will be...
Messing About in Boats – Part 2
It is pretty much a given, in rural South-East Asia, that falang (and, I guess, locals too) in need of a bed for the night...
In Praise of Crap Towns
Here we are, in Savannakhet, Laos, the third-largest city in the People’s Republic, as all 120,000 inhabitants would, I’m sure, be pleased to tell you,...
Dolphins on the Mekong
I was eighteen when I read about the pink freshwater dolphins on the Amazon. I’ve dreamed of seeing them ever since, and Z and I...